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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
OPD services under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi  and Ayushman Bharat Yojana 
Government is implementing Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi  to provide financial assistance for treatment of poor patients suffering from life threatening disease undergoing treatment in Government hospitals. Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana  provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per annum for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to poor and vulnerable families identified as per Socio-Economic Caste Census Database. There is no proposal to extend the coverage of these schemes to out-patient services.
Sufficient funds have been allocated under AB-PMJAY and Umbrella scheme of RAN for providing the hospitalization and treatment services to entitled beneficiaries. The allocation under Budget Estimates  2020-21 for AB-PMJAY and Umbrella scheme of RAN are Rs. 6400 crore and Rs. 177.32 crore respectively. BE 2020-21 for Umbrella scheme of RAN includes Rs. 77.32 crore for the rare diseases component.
Government has formulated draft of the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2020 and placed it on the website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare inviting comments from all stakeholders. The draft policy inter alia provides for creation of alternate funding mechanism through setting up a digital platform for voluntary individual and corporate donors to contribute to the treatment cost of patients of rare diseases. Government has already initiated action to create digital platform for the purpose.
Rs. 6400 crore was provided for AB-PMJAY in the BE 2019-20, which was reduced to Rs. 3200 crore at the Revised Estimates stage and Rs. 2993 crore was disbursed to the States/UTs.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
Ministry of Education
Kendriya Vidyalayas from across Maharashtra see enthusiastic participation in painting competitions held in the run up to ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’
Mumbai, 23 January 2023
In an attempt to allow students to connect with their creative side and de-stress before exams, a nation-wide painting competition was organised in 500 Kendriya Vidyalayas on the occasion of ‘Parakram Diwas’ in the run up to ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2023’. The theme of the competition was about becoming an 'Exam Warrior' based on the book written by the Prime Minister.
Kendriya Vidyalayas across Maharashtra also participated enthusiastically in organising this competition. Twenty Kendriya Vidyalaya centres, in different parts of the state, invited 100 students from surrounding schools as participants in this competition. Five best entries from each centre were awarded with a set of books on freedom fighters and topics of national importance and a certificate. The competition saw diverse participation of students from class nine to twelve from various CBSE schools, State Board schools, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kendriya Vidyalayas.
Here are some glimpses of the competition from Mumbai and Pune.
Speaking about this unique initiative, Captain A. K. Kukreja, an educationist who was invited to judge the competition at Kendriya Vidyalaya 3, Colaba, Mumbai said “It is very important to speak about stress. Such initiatives give students an opportunity to express their fears and anxieties through art”.
“A connection to art in education enables balanced growth of children”, expressed Arjun Machiwale who was also a judge for the competition at Kendriya Vidyalaya 3, Colaba, Mumbai. The students of course, were thrilled that their schools had given them an opportunity to take a break from their routine studies and immerse themselves in art, even as their exams were fast approaching. The event gave an opportunity to students to relax, unwind and emote themselves on canvas.
competition was organised on the backdrop of the 6th edition of Prime Minister’s interaction programme with school students, teachers and parents - Pariksha Pe Charcha. “Pariskha Pe Charcha 2023” will be held on 27th January 2023 at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi conceptualized this unique interactive program - wherein students, parents, teachers from across the nation and also from overseas interact with him to discuss anxieties related to examinations and life after school. event seeks to help in overcoming stress in order to celebrate life as an Utsav. This event was organized successfully for the last five years by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education. Find out more about “Pariskha Pe Charcha 2023” here.
For PPC 2023, students, teachers and parents have enthusiastically participated in big numbers from State Boards, CBSE, KVS, NVS and other boards. Students from over 150 countries, teachers form 51 countries and parents from 50 countries have registered for PPC-2023.PIB Mumbai | Nikita/Darshana
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Prime Minister's Office
PM bows to freedom fighter, Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on the occasion of his Guru Pooja
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to freedom fighter, Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on the occasion of his Guru Pooja.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"I bow to the great Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on the occasion of his Guru Pooja. I also recall his outstanding contribution to our nation, particularly in furthering social empowerment, farmer welfare and removing poverty. His ideals will always inspire us."
"பெருமதிப்பிற்குரிய பசும்பொன் முத்துராமலிங்க தேவரை அவரது குருபூஜை நாளில் வணங்குகிறேன். சமூக மேம்பாடு, விவசாயிகள் நலன், வறுமை ஒழிப்பு முதலியவை உட்பட நம் தேசத்திற்காக அவர் ஆற்றிய தலைசிறந்த பங்களிப்பை நினைவு கூர்கிறேன். அவரது கொள்கைகள் நம்மை தொடர்ந்து ஊக்குவிக்கும்."
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY TO COMMEMORATE 130th ANNIVERSARY OF GANDHIJI’S SATYAGRAHA AT THE PLACE WHERE IT BEGAN
The Indian Navy will participate in a commemorative event to mark 130 years of the start of struggle against apartheid at the Pietermaritzburg, Railway Station near Durban. INS Trishul, a frontline warship of the Indian Navy is visiting Durban from 06 to 09 Jun 23 to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the 7th Jun 1893 incident at Pietermaritzburg, Railway Station as also 30 years of re-establishment of diplomatic relations between India and South Africa.
Mahatma Gandhi had arrived in Durban, South Africa, in 1893 to serve as legal counsel to the merchant Dada Abdulla. On 07 June 1893, during a trip to Pretoria in the Transvaal, he first arrived at Pietermaritzburg station. Gandhiji who was seated in the first-class compartment after having purchased a ticket, was evicted from the compartment at the behest of a European since as per him ‘coolies’ and non-whites were not permitted in first-class compartments. The incident is considered to be the trigger which led to Gandhiji’s fight against racial oppression and to the birth of Satyagraha.
The story of Mahatma Gandhi’s travails at Pietermaritzburg Railway Station acquired another life on April 25, 1997 when, in a moving ceremony at Pietermaritzburg Railway Station, presided by Nelson Mandela, then President of South Africa, the Freedom of Pietermaritzburg was conferred posthumously on Mahatma Gandhi. Gathered together to right a century-old wrong, President Mandela recalled “Gandhi’s magnificent example of personal sacrifice and dedication in the face of oppression”.
INS Trishul’s visit to Durban is in continuation with the Indian Navy’s celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav by celebrating key moments that shaped India’s Independence struggle. The ship during its visit to Durban, will participate in a commemorative event at Pietermaritzburg Railway Station which would include paying floral tributes at the Gandhiji Plinth and a performance by the IN band. The ship will also participate in other professional and social engagements during the visit.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Centre to States: Unique Disability Identification Card  now acceptable as a Photo ID for registration on Co-WIN 2.0
Constant endeavour of the Union Government to streamline the vaccination process for its universalization
Government of India has been supporting the efforts of States and UTs under the ‘Whole of Government” approach for ensuring smooth and effective vaccination drive since 16th January this year. The Union Government has developed the CoWIN digital platform to streamline the process of vaccination for various categories of beneficiaries across the country. CoWIN provides the technological backbone to effectively roll out and scale up the mechanism for COVID Vaccine Distribution System.
It has been the constant endeavour of the Union Government to streamline the vaccination process for its universalization. In this backdrop, the Union Ministry of Health has written to the States/UTs today to include the Unique Disability Identification  Card as a Photo ID while registering on Co-WIN 2.0. As per the Guidance note for Co-WIN 2.0 issued on 2nd March 2021, seven prescribed Photo IDs were specified and prescribed for verification of beneficiary prior to their vaccination.
In the letter written to the States and UTs, the Union Health Ministry has stated that the UDID card, issued to persons with disability by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has all the necessary features such as the name, year of birth, gender and photograph of the person, and meets the criteria for use of identification in COVID-19 vaccination.
Therefore, with a view to further facilitate access to vaccination for persons with disability, it has been decided to include the UDID in the list of prescribed Photo ID document for COVID-19 vaccination. The necessary provisions for same are being made and would be available in Co-WIN shortly.
The Union Health Ministry has advised the States and UTs to widely publicise the use of UDID card as a permissible photo ID for accessing COVID Vaccination.
A sample of an UDID is as under.
Sample of the UDID for reference.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
World Consumer Rights Day 2019 Observed
The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, Government of India celebrated the World Consumer Rights Day 2019 with the theme “Trusted Smart Products” on 15th March 2019 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.The Programmewas presided over by Mr Justice RK Agrawal, President, and NCDRC.
The Theme speaker on the occasion was Shumesh Kumar Nandwani, Director General, Standardisation, Testing and Quality Certification  Directorate, Department of Electronics and Information Technology. He spoke on the role of smart products in our day to day life, their utility and highlighted the need for effective regulations in the area of data privacy and cyber security for effective consumer protection.
Secretary, Consumer Affairs Shri Avinash K. Srivastava spoke about consumer grievance handling system. He urged the State Governments to establish State level Consumer Welfare Funds. Justice RK Agrawal, President, NCDRC mentioned about the need for a comprehensive approach to address all the key elements of the digital world, including data security, privacy, safety and grievance redressal including strengthening of the regulatory and supervisory framework.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Day 39 to the Countdown of International Day of Yoga: PIB Mumbai Regional Office organizes yoga camp for employees
: Mumbai, May 13, 2022
The Press Information Bureau  Mumbai Regional Office organized a yoga demonstration session today, on the 39th day to the countdown of 8th International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2022.
All the employees and staff practised the art of yoga and meditation under the guidance of yoga practitioner and instructor Shri Biswanath Saha. He is an exponent of the Swami Sivananda Saraswati School of Yoga and has conducted several yoga camps and worked as a part of health, wellness and fitness industry in various places across the country and also abroad over the last two decades.
Today’s session started with a talk on the importance of right techniques of breathing, anulom-vilom.
This was followed by demonstration of a few asanas having specific health benefits.
“Each Yogic activity is a key to improving flexibility, strength, balance and attaining harmony”, said yoga-guru Shri Biswanath Saha
PIB Mumbai is to raise awareness about the benefits of the ancient Indian art of yoga, by dissemination of information through articles written by experts and press releases of all AYUSH Ministry events related to Yoga taking place around the country.
Yoga is a trend that has been flourishing from the years; rather this has become a trendsetter in maintaining both physical and mental well-being. The Government of India has issued an Office Memorandum for using 100% biodegradable Yoga Mats called ‘Moorhen Yoga-Mats’ for the upcoming International Day of Yoga.
Visit https://yoga.ayush.gov.in/ to know about Common Yoga Protocol and events related to the countdown to the International Day of Yoga, 2022.
Ministry of Defence
IAF Sportsmen Excel at the Commonwealth Games 2022, Birmingham 
Indian Air Force sportsmen have once again proven their mettle in the international arena by winning three medals, while also training the women's wrestling team to win several laurels.
Junior Warrant Officer Vikas Thakur won a silver medal in weightlifting by lifting a total of 346 kg in the men's 96 kg final. This was his third medal in the Commonwealth games. Sergeant Abdulla Aboobacker brought laurels to the nation by winning a Silver medal with a Triple Jump leap of 17.02 m. Junior Warrant Officer Gururaja won bronze medal with a total lift of 269 kg in the men's 61 kg finals. He had earlier won a silver medal in the CWG 2018 held at Gold Coast.
The chief coach of the Indian women wrestling team, Warrant Officer Jitender Yadav was instrumental in the team winning six medals at the games. Exceptional performances were also put in by Junior Warrant Officer Nirmal Noah Tom and Sergeant Dinesh Kumar who represented India in the 4 x 400 m relay and Indian cycling teams, respectively.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
‘Mann ki Baat’ connects India to Bharat
76% media persons opine in a special study conducted by IIMC, New Delhi
63% people love to listen ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on YouTube
For 40% people, education is the most influential theme of the programme
The radio programme by PM introduces ‘unsung builders of modern Bharat’ to the whole nation
A special study conducted by the Indian Institute of Mass Communication  found that 76% of the Indian media persons believe that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popular radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ has played a significant role in introducing the real Bharat to the countrymen. The progarmme has initiated a trend where people are now more aware of the things in other parts of the country and they have started appreciating them. 75% of the respondents feel that ‘Mann Ki Baat’ has emerged as a platform, which introduces grass roots innovators working selflessly to ensure a significant difference in the lives of people living in remote areas of India.
According to IIMC Director General Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi, the study was conducted by the Outreach Department of the Institute between April 12 and 25, 2023. A total of 890 persons associated with the media—media persons, media faculty, media researchers and media students—from 116 media houses, academic institutions and universities across the country participated in the study. Of these, 326 were women and 564 were men. 66% of the respondents were between the age group of 18 and 25 years.
According to the respondents, ‘Knowledge about the Country’ and ‘PM’s Vision about the Country’ are the two important reasons which motivate them to listen to the programme. When the respondents were asked how they listen to the programme if they miss any episode, 63% said they prefer YouTube over the other mediums. 76% of the respondents feel that they are a participant in the democratic process by listening to PM Modi on various issues in ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
Prof. Dwivedi pointed out that the study also tried to understand which issue discussed by the Prime Minister in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ influenced the people’s most. In response, 40% of respondents mentioned ‘education’, while 26% said ‘information about grass roots innovators’ as the most influential topic.
The study also tried to understand with whom the people share information about the topics discussed in ‘Mann Ki Baat’. 32% respondents said they share their thoughts on the issues discussed in the programme with their family members, while 29% people said they discuss the topics with their friends and colleagues. Another interesting fact that emerged in the study was that 12% people use radio, 15% television and 37% use Internet based platforms to listen to ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
President's Secretariat
President of India Graces 12th Convocation of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced and addressed the 12th convocation of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University at Baripada, Odisha today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University has made a unique identity in the field of higher education and research in a short span of its history.
The President appreciated the University for establishing the ‘Sacred Grove’ in its campus with the aim to preserve the bedrock of tribal practices and cultural traditions. She said that the 'Sacred Grove' is important for the conservation of environment and local biodiversity. It is also one of the best examples of community-based management of natural resources.
The President said that the world is facing huge challenges of global warming and climate change. India has set an example for the world to adopt a nature-friendly lifestyle, which is called Lifestyle for the Environment or LiFE. In our tradition, it is believed that trees, plants, mountains, rivers all have life and not only humans but also all living beings are children of nature. Therefore, it is the duty of all human beings to live in harmony with nature. She said that the Similipal National Park located in this region holds a globally important place in terms of biodiversity. She expressed confidence that the students and teachers of the university would find a way to protect biodiversity through their research and innovation.
Addressing the graduating students, the President said that receiving degree does not mean that education process has been completed. Education is a continuous process. She said that after getting higher education some of them would do a job, some would do business and some would also do research but thinking of giving a job is better than thinking of doing a job. She was happy to note that this University has set up an Incubation Centre and provides assistance to the students, alumni and common people in setting up start-ups.
The President said that competition is an inevitable side of life. One has to face competition in every walk of life. She said that students should always keep trying to succeed in the competition and for that they should keep acquiring higher skills and move towards greater efficiency. They can turn the impossible into possible with their will-power.
The President said that competition is a natural side of life, but cooperation is the beautiful side of life. She told students that while moving forward in life, when they would look back, they would find that some people of the society are not very capable of competing with them. She advised students to hold the hands of deprived ones and bring them forward. She said that a healthy society can be built through generosity and cooperation. She urged students to think not only of their own happiness and interest but also about the welfare of the society and country.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Government is setting up Hub for Empowerment of Women  at National, State and District levels under ‘Samarthya’ sub-scheme of ‘Mission Shakti”
The Government has initiated a number of schematic and legislative interventions over the past few years for educational, social, economic and political empowerment of women. These have resulted in improving the status of women on many counts. However, recognising the need for a single window system for inter- sectoral convergence of schemes and programs meant for women, the Government is setting up Hub for Empowerment of Women  at National, State and District levels under ‘Samarthya’ sub-scheme of ‘Mission Shakti, an Umbrella Scheme for safety, security and empowerment of women. The Hubs aim to facilitate women’s access to various institutional and schematic set ups for information dissemination and availing services pertaining to healthcare, quality education, career and vocational counseling/ training, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, backward and forward linkages, health and safety for workers, social security and digital literacy etc.
Under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission , a total 1411 Gender Resource Centers  have been formed in 13 States of the country till date. The GRCs are called by different names in many States such as 'Lok Adhikar Kendra in Madhya Pradesh', 'Sangini Kendra in Chhattisgarh' and 'Pragya Kendra in Odisha'. Based on the level of preparation and their respective gender operational strategies, different States have different plans and models of GRCs.
GRCs are run and managed by Cluster Level Federations  or by Block Level Federations , as per the local context. GRC is the apex institutional structure in the institutional mechanism to address gender issues under DAY-NRLM. The cases related to rights and entitlements and gender-based violence of Self Help Group  members are escalated to GRC by Self Help Groups , Village Organizations  or Cluster Level Federation  based on the merit of cases. GRC refers the cases, if need be, to different public service points such as One Stop Centers, Police, District Legal Service Authorities etc.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Education
Online classes during the lockdown
To facilitate the online learning by all students a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYAhas been initiated as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access to education. The initiative includes:
- DIKSHA is the nation’s digital infrastructure for providing quality e-content for school education in states/UTs and QR coded Energized Textbooks for all gradesare available on it.
- One earmarked SwayamPrabha TV channel per class from 1 to 12 .
- Extensive use of Radio, Community radio and CBSE Podcast- ShikshaVani.
- Special e-content for visually and hearing impaired developed on Digitally Accessible Information System  and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube.
All these schemes/programmes are available to all the students across the nation.
In order to promote online education, UGC has notified necessary regulation, which facilitates the Universities to offer full-fledged Online Program. Further, the current provisions of 20 per cent Online courses in a programme, as per provisions of UGC SWAYAM and ODL Regulations to be enhanced up to maximum 40 per cent for implementation considering “National interest during COVID-19” and also to ensure effective utilization of e-resources.
Various digital initiatives are also undertaken by Ministry of education viz. SWAYAM , SWAYAM Prabha, National Digital Library , Virtual Lab, e-Yantra, NEAT , FOSSEE  etc to ensure quality education to the students.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.